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L HOMME AUX MAIZ - Peru
L HOMME AUX MAIZ
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Bus To Puno
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  • By catalysta on December 16, 2003
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  • A Local Bus - Peru
    A Local Bus
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    "Etsuko & I caught the 9am bus to Unguyu, on the border of Peru & Bolivia, enroute to Copacabana, Bolivia on the shores of Lake Titicaca. We were advised to be there at 8am to get a seat, which wasn't bad advice, since the roof of the bus is quite low, and I would've had to stoop for the entire trip if left standing. However, it didn't actually depart the hot town square till noon.

    "The driver stood around yelling "A Yunguyu! A Yunguyu!" for 4 hours in a nasal twang that will remain with me till my dying day, till he had not only every seat filled on the bus, but passengers packing the aisles, and riding on top of all the luggage piled on the roof of the bus as well. They were even hanging out the door, riding on the entry steps.

    "Washboard roads conspired with dust, heat, and rank unwashed bodies to fairly destroy us. The windows were all stuck shut, which maybe wasn't such a bad thing considering the level of dust the bus raised as it careened down the road. The view from the front windshield was all but obscured by a wide tasselled handwoven band from which little crocheted dolls hung, doing a crazy dance in time to the repetitious pop Peruvian radio music as we bounced along.

    "It was a particularly miserable trip, especially for poor Etsuko. A retarded girl with a godawful cold sat behind her, and sneezed in Etsuko's hair (remember, this is my immaculate Japanese friend, who managed to tiptoe through the muck and mire of Peru and still have perfectly white tennies on her little feet).

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    The Nature Of The Dilemma
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  • The Women Of Taquile - Peru
    The Women Of Taquile
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    "...I felt a very strong vibe about the wrongness of our intrusion upon Taquile, and so I regret going there. I'm tempted to write to the authors of the South American Handbook (my bible down here), and tell them that it's not yet too late if we left it alone starting today - but no one would listen, would they? After all, here I am too.

    "Just a couple more years and it will be an irretrievable sociological ruin."

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    Taquile Epitaph
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  • The Archway On Taquile - Peru
    The Archway On Taquile
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    "Back in a bar in Puno, 2 more tourists just walked by me saying, "Have you been to Taquile? I hear it's really a cool place to go, so unspoiled!" Order another Pisco Sour and swallow my gringo guilt."

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    The Island Of Taquile
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  • By catalysta on December 16, 2003
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  • El Capitan - Peru
    El Capitan
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    The Island of Taquile
    "Went to the island of Taquile today with Etsuko, a 3 hour boat trip out of Puno. Moral dilemma: we tourists often seek and find exciting out-of-the-way places, and tell each other how wonderful they were. Such a place was Taquile only a few years back..."

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    Run For The Train!
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  • By catalysta on December 16, 2003
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  • The Band At La Raya - Peru
    The Band At La Raya
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    "Eventually, the train began to blow its horn and pull slowly away, with the conductor leaning out an laughing to watch us all running to catch up. Everyone was smiling and laughing, the villagers most of all!"

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    Cusco : Sacsayhuaman
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  • By Maillekeul on December 15, 2003
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  • Bis stones there... Y a des grosses pierres, la.. - Peru
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    The greatests and closests ruins to Cusco...

    Go and see... Really close to Cusco (take a bus to Pisac, stop in Sacsayhuaman and come back walking), it's the best place to enjoy a really great view over Cusco. The ruins themselves are really impressive...

    Les ruines les plus grandes et les plus proches de Cusco

    Allez voir... Tres pres de Cusco (prenez un bus pour Pisac et arretez vous a Sacsayhuaman, puis revenez a pied), c'est le meilleur endroit pour jouir d'une vue d'ensemble sur la ville... Les ruines elles-memes valent vraiment le coup...

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    Cusco : San Blas : Nice district... Quartier sympa
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  • By Maillekeul on December 15, 2003
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    Amantani : The sunrise ! Le lever de soleil
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  • Yes, Ma'am ! Oui, Madame ! - Peru
    Yes, Ma'am ! Oui, Madame !
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    On Amantanil, if you wake up at 4.00 AM and climb up a hill to the east, you will attend a wonderful sunrise that no agency offers...

    Sur Amantanil, si vous vous levez a 4.00 du mat' et que vous montez sur une colline en vous dirigeant vers l'est, vous assisterez a un superbe lever de soleil, pas compris dans les tours des agences...

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    In The Wake Of An Attack Of Inca Quickstep
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  • The Temple Of The Moon (postcard) - Peru
    The Temple Of The Moon
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    (OFF TO CONQUER NEW FRONTIERS, AND PURGE MY BOUT OF HOMESICKNESS)
    "Am longing to escape Cuzco again, and head for the green Urubamba River Valley. I’ve heard a town called Ollantaitambo is a place of healing, muy tranquilo. Tomorrow I'll take the local bus and go there."

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    Cusco Local Market
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  • By catdockev on November 23, 2003
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